I can't offer you much help. Ultrasound as a diagnostic tool is great in the carotid issues that develop as part of treatment, but when it comes to the nodes, it may show that they are enlarged, but compared to a CT scan or MRI the information is pretty vague. Note that whomever read the ultrasound didn't say anything about the nodes that were found. Mentioning that they exist seems a foregone conclusion. But like I said, ultrasound isn't a very specific tool when dealing with t he nodes. From what you have posted here, I don't think anyone could read much into the report good or bad. It is pretty hard to speculate on why a doctor does something. Surgically taking only a few of the nodes may mean that he only took the sentinel nodes, and if they are clear in the pathology report afterwards, there is high confidence that nodes further down the chain are unaffected. But your post doesn